Down from the Mountain (2001)
On May 24, 2000, the historic Ryman Auditorium was booked to offer Nashvillians an evening of sublime beauty. Label executives and soundtrack producers so loved the music of O Brother, Where Art Thou? that they brought it to life as a benefit concert for the Country Music Hall of Fame. Filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen loved it so much that they hired famed documentary filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker to record the show for posterity. The concert that unfolded that night was one of the greatest musical moments in the annals of Music City. Performers: John Hartford, Alison Krauss, Emmylou Harris, Gillian Welch, Chris Thomas King, The Cox Family, Fairfield Four, Union Station, Colin Linden, The Nashville Bluegrass Band, The Peasall Sisters, Ralph Stanley, David Rawlings, The Whites.
- Date of release
- 2001-06-05
- TMDB
- 7.6 / 10 (11)
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Genres
- Music, Documentary
- Director
- Chris Hegedus, D. A. Pennebaker, Nick Doob
Casting
- Alison Krauss — Self
- Emmylou Harris — Self
- Gillian Welch — Self
- Ralph Stanley — Self
- T Bone Burnett — Self
- Ethan Coen — Self
- Joel Coen — Self
- Holly Hunter — Self
- Tim Blake Nelson — Self
- John Hartford — Self
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